Mine detail: Tres Mosqueteros Mine

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Location: Cajamarca, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -6.74587, -78.60951
dep_id: 10080323
mrds_id: W031442
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Silver
Trace mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Enargite, Malachite, Pyrite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicification
conc_proc: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Cross-Cutting Shear Zones In Contact Zone
Reporter: Ericksen, George E., Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Pariahuanca-Crisnejas
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Contact Strikes N10w, Dips Vertically
References:
  • Deposit:: ERICKSEN, G.E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE HUALGAYOC MINING DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE CAJAMARCA, PERU: NEW YORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, 239 P.
  • Deposit:: ALARCON G., J., 1974, INFORME TECNICO MINA TRES MOSQUETEROS, VOLARE Y OTRAS: SOCIEDAD DE SERVICIOS MINEROS HUALGAYOC S.A., INGEMMET B2251.
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